अष्टाक्षर (aSTAkSara)

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Monier Williams Cologne

English

 अष्टा॑क्षर mf(आ)n.  containing eight syllables,  VS.
 
 AitBr.
  
 ŚBr.

 अष्टा॑क्षर m.
  N.
  of an author.

Macdonell

English

 अष्टाक्षर aṣṭa‿akṣara,  a.
  having eight syllables
 🞄-aṅga,  eight members (—°)
 a.
  having 🞄eight parts: -pāta,  m.
  prostration with the 🞄eight members (hands,  feet,  knees,  forehead,  🞄breast),  profound obeisance.

Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

English

 अष्टाक्षर a name of Nārāyaṇa (8 letters),  son of Paśu-
pati (Śāṅkhāyanasūtrapaddhati). W. p. 28.

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Wordnet

Sanskrit

Synonyms:
  अष्टाक्षर
adjective
 
अष्टाभिः अक्षरैः युक्तः।
 "गणेशस्य अयं अष्टाक्षरः मन्त्रः प्रभावी अस्ति।"

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 अष्टाक्षर त्रि०
  अष्टावक्षराणि यत्र पादे । १ अष्टाक्षरयुक्तपादकेअनुष्टुब्जातिके वर्णवृत्तभेदे । “अष्टाक्षरा वै गायत्री” श्रुतिःगायत्र्याःषडक्षरचतुष्पादत्वेऽपि अष्टाक्षरत्रिपादरूपत्वंसर्वत्र प्रसिद्धम् । २ वक्त्रनामके मात्रावृत्तविशेषे विषम-वृत्ते । “पञ्चम लघु सर्व्वत्र सप्तमं द्विचतुर्थयोः ।गुरु षष्ठञ्च पादानां शेषेष्वनियमोमतः । प्रयोगे प्रायिकंप्राहुः केऽप्येतद्वक्त्रलक्षणम् । लोकेऽनुष्टुबिति ख्यातम्तस्याष्टाक्षरता कृता” छन्दोम० ।

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